In this year’s 2020, the second decade from the turn of the century in Beijing the Capital of China also the People’s Republic of China, in which is also the year of the rat, marking its six hundred years anniversary of the Forbidden city that marks the transitional point of in between the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644) transitionally from Nanjing to Beijing towards the Qing Dynasty (1636-1644-1911) …. The Imperial Palace seen so many countless seasonally transitional equinoxes but further its six hundred years is iconic, but it’s five hundred ninety nine years it marks it Autumn Equinox…. In which it only took twelve years to build the same of the Daming Palace of The Tang Dynasty Xian Imperial Capital only it was least twenty times larger..
Premise introduction of延禧攻略 – The Story of Yanxi Palace- In the sixth year of Qianlong, the young girl Wei Yingluo (Wu Jinyan ) sought the death of the long sister and entered the Forbidden City as a palace lady. After investigation, he confirmed that his sister’s death was related to the ridiculous Wang Yehong, and he was determined to seek justice. Queen Fucha succumbed to the ritual, worried that she would go astray and try to give her warmth and help. Under the careful guidance of the Queen, Wei Yingluo gradually grew into a strong and courteous court lady, and put down resentment and serious life. The unfortunate death of the Empress caused the misunderstanding of Qianlong. The two men were mutually hostile and eventually understood and supported each other. With the courage, the astute and flexible mind, and the broad-minded mind, the ambitions of the courts have been resolved, and they have finally become the shackles of the prosperity of the Qianlong. It was not until before her death that she told the Emperor Fuchao that she had accompanied her to Honglong. She hoped that she would accompany her to Hongyi and help him to be a Mingjun, and that Qianlong knew that Fucha had a good heart. In the 60 years of Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong declared that the son of Wei Yingluo the prince of Yongzheng, was the crown prince. At the same time, he was the Empress of the prince, and he finally fulfilled his promise to the Empress of Fucha with his own life….
In which the center palace of the story is the Yanxi Palace in which during the Time Emperor Qianlong Era it had looked rather different in which the palace The Hall of Prolonging Happiness (Yanxi gong) was destroyed by fire during the Daoguang reign (1821-1850) It used to be the residence of consorts and concubines during the Ming and the Qing dynasties. After the destruction, it remained in ruin. In 1909, the Qing government initiated the construction of a western-style “Hall of water” in a pool. The hall is built on a white marble base, with iron cast and glass walls and floors. By its completion, water would be filled into the poll surrounding the hall, so that people inside the pavilion could view the swimming fish through the transparent glass walls. It is popularly known as the “crystal palace”. However, not long after the project was launched it stopped due to the tight budget. Now, the marble carvings and the iron cast are only for visitors to imagine…..
In Which吴谨言Wu Jinyan whom played the Noble Empress Wei YingLuo – Nobel Empress EmpressXiaoyichun returned to the palace where her story character resided in the Retuning to Actual place of Yanxi Palace.. returning to the same placement of the place only to be replace by a fusion Chinese Italian crystal palace design.. of what remains of a uncompleted project.. among with Program Music Director Liu Zhou poetry consultant Xin Xiaojuan 步非烟 Together, he made a special trip to the Forbidden City to gather wind. The old photos consolidate the past time, and the Forbidden City in the reality of light and shadow has a solid history and a solid path to the future….. In which it was episode in the New Diary of the Forbidden City on Beijing TV featuring the Story of the Yanxi Palace ……
Images and visuals are from Weibo –吴谨言 Wu Jinyan- ForbiddenCity – China –People’s Republic of China…
